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An Online Resource Library on Domestic & Sexual Violence
In this podcast series, Mary Louise Kelley is joined by Anne Menard and Eleanor Lyon to discuss a study focused on nonresidential domestic violence services.
On this podcast, Jennifer Witt of the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse interviews Katreena Scott, author of the VAWnet Applied Research papers: Parenting Interventions for Men who Batter and Practical Considerations for Parenting Interventions for Men who Batter.
In this podcast, ABA Journal web producer Lee Rawles talks with Lori Andrews, author of I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy about the lack of online privacy rights and the need for a social media constitution.
In this presentation, Jenny Dills, the Prevention Coordinator at the Missouri Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence, guided participants through an activity in which they were asked — from a coalition viewpoint — to think about primary prevention as it relates to victim services, secondary services and tertiary services.
This toolkit for trainers and advocates, provides key information, exercises and resources. The materials facilitate ways to better equip domestic violence program staff to recognize, understand and respond more effectively to the specific needs of those living with TBI as a result of domestic violence.
This video incorporates stories and voices of service members who have experienced rape. In this video, the term Military Sexual Violence (MST) is defined in the video as the the official term for the psychological trauma that may result from military rape, sexual assault, or sexual harassment.
This webinar recording presents information on sexual behaviors in children to help show the differences between age-appropriate and concerning sexual behaviors. It discusses how to respond to all types of behaviors for children of various ages. The focus is on pre-pubescent children.
This video podcast features a conversation with Alison Bellavance, Director of Education and Training at Planned Parenthood of Northeast and Mid-Penn in Pennsylvania, about incorporating healthy sexuality approaches into sexual violence prevention work.
The web conference recording is the first in a series on child sexual abuse prevention. Presenters in this conference discuss the power and possibilities of local, statewide and national strategies to highlight child sexual abuse prevention as foundational to sexual violence prevention efforts throughout the lifespan.
Speakers include:
This 1.5 hour course provides an overview of the neurobiological and psychological implications of sexually violent trauma and the information and skills necessary for victim service providers to provide trauma-informed services.
Registration in NSVRCÕs eCampus is required to participate in the course. You will be prompted to log-in or register as a user after clicking on the link provided.
The guide offers an introduction to the basic knowledge and skills, divided by topics, that are important for children and youth (CY) advocates in Wisconsin domestic violence programs. It is a training tool for new CY advocates and their supervisors to use together. The guide is divided into two sections. The "Knowledge" section includes topics that children and youth advocates should become familiar with. These topics are arranged in approximate order of their importance to the job. The "Skills" section includes skills needed to do the job.
A news report discusses the ongoing issue of hazing. Experts interviewed report that hazing has become increasingly more violent, including sexually violent. Hazing continues in a cycle of violence, where the hazed becomes a bystander and eventually hazes new recruits.
Excerpts from the film "Boys and Men Healing" presents the perspectives and stories of men as they discuss their experiences of child sexual abuse. Their comments include challenges in disclosing their abuse, barriers in seeking help, and misconceptions about male survivors of child sexual abuse.
In this audio presentation, Coach Ehrmann discusses the influence of sports in the construction of masculinity and the role of athletes in the prevention of violence against women.
The focus of this video is to describe theory, review research and discuss effects of pornography on interpersonal relationships.
This is a training tool to help community activists strengthen the capacity of community-based domestic violence prevention efforts. It includes a series of participatory training sessions that focus on helping training participants think about, discuss, and take action to prevent domestic violence.
This manual offers guidance to trainers who are conducting workshops for religious leaders and women leaders of faith on gender-based violence and HIV. It offers resources and approaches to use in training to raise awareness and to motivate action planning to address gender-based violence and HIV issues.
This toolkit offers a comprehensive, user-friendly program tool for organizations interested in mobilizing communities to prevent violence against women and HIV infection. Included in this toolkit are practical resources, activities, and monitoring and assessment tools for local activism, media and advocacy, communication, and training materials.
This conversation with Rachel Griffin, Ph.D. is split into two parts. Part 1 focuses primarily on her research concerning Black masculinity and the NBA. Part 2 continues the conversation about race and masculinity and delves into the figure of the Black nerd.
This 7 minute clip from the full-length educational film, "Tough Guise," introduces the impact of media culture on social constructions of masculinity.
This web conference shares results of the 2010 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) findings and explores the implications for prevention efforts.
Understanding the importance of being trauma informed is only the first step toward creating relational, physical, and visual environments that support survivors who come to our doors. This webinar builds on the framework presented in the first webinar of the 2012 Trauma Informed Webinar Series and gives advocates and program leaders steps and strategies to begin to develop trauma-informed practices and environments to foster healing and support us and survivors in the work we do together.
This webinar provides advocates with an integrated framework for responding to trauma and mental health in the context of domestic violence. It includes a brief overview of research on domestic violence, trauma, mental health, and substance abuse; information on the impact of trauma on development and the brain; and recommendations for policy and practice.
This webinar is designed to help state and local domestic violence advocates learn more about the EITC and other tax credits, and why free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) tax preparation sites are an important community resource for survivors.
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is the federal government's largest program benefiting low-wage working families, but the IRS estimates that 20 to 25 percent of qualifying taxpayers miss out on thousands of dollars every year because they fail to claim it.
This webinar is designed to help state and local domestic violence advocates learn more about the EITC and other tax credits, and why free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) tax preparation sites are an important community resource for survivors.
On this podcast, Karen Baker, the advocate consultant for the VAWnet Applied Research Paper titled Changing Perceptions of Sexual Violence Over Time, discusses her reflections on the content of the paper.
